The Merchant Marine, WWII, Integration, & Labor on the Houston Ship Channel with Jason Theriot and Charles Mills

In honor of Black History Month, Education Director Aimee Bachari will be discussing race and labor on the Houston Ship Channel with Jason Theriot. Jason is an independent professional historian and consultant based in Houston, TX who specializes in historical research and writing services, focusing on energy, environment, business, and culture along the Gulf Coast.

Jason and Aimee both received their graduate degrees at the University of Houston and worked for with the Center for Public History's Houston History Project, which has an oral history program, publishes the Houston History magazine, and maintains an archive in the university's library where the oral histories are preserved.

Jason conducted a series of oral histories on the Port of Houston back in 2006 for the Houston History Project and interviewed individuals wi ...